History buffs and nature lovers alike will find plenty to pique the senses on this scenic hiking trails that stretches from ...

In a post on the X platform just after 10:30 p.m., the DC Fire and EMS Department said five men were rescued after a boat ...

D.C. Fire and EMS rescued one person who was seen going into the Potomac River, and not resurfacing. The victim is now in ...

The article by the ICPRB indicates that precipitation is expected to increase in the region, but the river flow will decrease ...

If the Potomac River has gotten more attention than the Anacostia in the past 50 years, it’s partly because the Potomac supplies 90 percent of the region’s drinking water. That amounts to an ...

WASHINGTON – While area drinking water sourced from the Potomac River is safe for consumption, it is not treated for the known chemicals and pharmaceuticals contaminating the river ...

Washington, D.C., is in no hurry to make swimming in the Potomac River legal despite significant improvements made in the river’s water quality and bacterial levels. Under Washington law ...

A crucial race against the clock to dig a tunnel under the Potomac River depends on a powerhouse player: a 15-foot-wide, 380-ton machine named “Hazel.” This round metal device, a custom-made ...

A dozen people had to be rescued from rocks along the Potomac River in the nation's capital on Saturday after recent rains triggered rapidly rising waters. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services ...

Fifty-five victims in the Jan. 29 midair collision between a plane and a helicopter above the Potomac River have been identified and removed from the water, Washington, D.C., officials said Sunday.